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Florida's Razor Bucks.

We have seen his long t,lsks divide
dog like sword; we have seen n panther
so terribly wounded that the poor cat
crept off in despair to die, while the hog
rocked not Of flowing blood from his own
neck and shoulder, but promptly chal-
lenged renewal of the fight. At TOcio
lately n hog made it II point to stand on
the track whenever he saw the locomotive
coming, and the considcratc engineer
stopped for four successive days to drive
him off. AT last, tired of humanity
which aroused no gratitude, the train
hands assembled by invitation to sec thnt
hog demolished. Io was on the truck
awaiting his doom, and extra speed was
drawn from fat pine hurled into the fur
mace with malice prcpcnsc. The hog
raised his head in surprise when no stop
was made, and seeing his danger, started
at gallop down the truck. In vain the
engine rushed forward with maddcning
speed, till coaches rocked and ladies'
screamed in terror. When tho trnin
reached Palatka the hog was eating waste
corn Mt Vertees' stable.
On another occasion the writer of this
was sleeping in camp, and around
IlS u IGlCk VI llOulltl0 WIZ OitSh
proved that u bear at bay brought no ter
ror to their hearts, and who Carried scars
honorably earned in strife with the wildcat
and panther. But number of these ra-
zor backs came around in the dead of
night, and when the dogs attempted to
drive them off, they Charged like warriors
true and tried. They swept off the dogs
and charged over the hunters. Blankets,
guns, cooking utensils, and fishing rods
became things of the past, and stout men
took refuge in the boats. Then, to save
the dogs, revolvcrs entered into the fray
and finally the fierce grlnters moved of
in search of pastures new. With the
early dawn came u long, lean man who
carried n rifleas long us himself, and he as
sessed the damages which the hogs should
have paid and carried off the slain,
which the victors did not want.-Palatkn
Nn,yS
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killing Rats by Strategy

'To attempt to catch rats by traps or
by poisoning them suddenly will fail, :"
said an old rat catcher recently to q re-
porter. "Old rats know too much and
can be caught only by kindness. To de-
stroy them give them good meal every
day. Do not put any poison in the food,
but simply prepare dish for them daily,
as free lunch, composed of corn meal
moistened with milk, into which one egg
with salt to season has been beaten. At
first they may not touch it, but keep it
before them, making it fresh every daS.
They will soon try little, and if not III
furious their suspicious will be allayed.
In week or ten days they will expect 1t
and every rat on the place will bo Mt the
appointed spot for the treat. Give plenty
of it so as to induce all the rats in the
neighborhood to join in. DO not be in n
hurry to poison them. If they cat all the
food give them n larger portion next time.
AS soon us they have thrown off all sus-
picion get some phosphorus paste or other
rat poison, mix it with the food and be
sure to give them enough and something
to spare, so rs to induce all TO cat. They
will either be killed or become So sllspi-
cious of all food that not Il rat will remain. I"
New York Mail and Express.
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she is so young yet"
She'll grow out of that; won't you,
!: Maggie dear?'' said Braxton, laughing.
: y ..Therc is one comfort" exclaimed
Marian, who had regained her self pos
session-"she will not marry that dread
full tramp, anyhow"
;,'sI fear you will be disappointed, Miss
,Orrington," replied the lover. ~ happen
to be that dreadful tramp myself"
"Youl''
''No other than l. did not remain IN
the mountains on that tour your brother
spoke Of the other day, and finally struck
your rneighborhood, though did not know
that, where I was beaten and plunderetl
by the two more disreputable travellers.
sent Margaret's money back, or rather
it's equivalent. never knew whe she
was, and never thought to inquire. ]
only recollect her as pretty and sympa.
thetic child. But when you spoke Of Miss
Ugly, and told the story, why I began to
make acquaintance with my benefactress,
and fell in love with her. Last night she
was good enough to consent to guard me
against tramps in the future. And for
proof-ecce signum,. Jack, my boy!'
And Braxton, drawing small morocco
case from his vest pocket, opened 1t.
There, on bed of velvet, lay q single
gold eagle.-Thomas Dunn English in
Harper's Bazaar.
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A Horrible Brute.

MoRRIsrowN, N. j., July John
Wilson, of Chatham, near Morristown,
was an habitual drnukard and brute.
Last night he went home drunk and gave
his wife beating before he went to bed.
This morning he woke up surly, and
becoming enraged at his little daughter
shot at her with q double barrelled
shotgun, but missed his aim and the
child escaped. The wife demonstrated
with him, whereupon he fired at her,
shooting her through the heart. Mrs.
Wilson started to run out through the
rear door, but tell in her tracks and
Immediately expired. Being now thor
oughly frenzied, Wilson reloaded his gun
and placing it TO the side of his head
blew out his brains.
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Study of the Mule.

Money may make the mare 60, but it
takes three darkies and yoke of oxen to
stir mule.-Rose's Toothpick.
We have noticed that it doesn't make
much difference where a mule is reared.
He is at home with his heels anywhere.
Huntington Free Press.
The tail of mule was recently eaten
off by rats in Key West stable. The
standard joke about the mule evidently
needs ision.-IhiIadclphia call.
A scientist concludes that the voice OF
a mule is much less musical than that OF
a horse. We have observed that mule
always Aatted badly on his upper notes.
philadelphia Press.
A new settlement in Dakota has been
named Mule Head. That the other
terminus of the animal was not selected
seems TO indicate that the people of the
new town are not "kickers."- ."-lforristoavn
Herald.
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Once upon time in region not
remote from Hartwell, there labored
pious preacher of the old school, who
held to The idea that it was wrong for a
preacher of the Gospel to make any pre-.
parations for his sermon; firmly ground.
ed in the belief that the Lord would put
the words in his mouth. In the pulpit
be was small sized cyclone, and some.
times the flow of ideas would come so
thick and fast that he would get confused
and badly mixed. A wagish fellow went
to hear him preach at one of his appoint
ments. The preacher proceeded smooth
ly for time, but warming up he got all
mixed up, became incoherent and banged
and spluttcred around at such rate that
his congregation could not understand
word he was saying. Remembering the
clereymau's belief that the Lord fur
nished him with ideas and words, the
wag bent over to n friend in the pew in
front and whispered "John, the Lord
is sorter crowding Bro. Blank this morn.
ing?"-HatweN SIN
"A quick witted youngster, who is
always iu dirt, got into disgrace the other
day. The teacher, ferule in hand, called
him to her desk, and on the way thither
the boy made hasty preparation for the
approaching ceremony by hastily draw.
ing his tongue across the palm of his
right hand and wiping the latter upon
his pants leg. Arriving at the desk, and
at the word of command, he extended
the newly cleaned hand. The teacher
looked at it moment in silence, and
then in solemn and reproving voice
told the little culprit that if he would
show her dirtier hand in that school
she would let him off, Quick as thought
the little fellow whipped out his left
hand from behind his back and looked
up with smile of triumph. The ferul-
ing was indefinitely postponed.
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A lie Lily.

/ once called on lady who showed
me her plants. Among them was fine
Gala, and 1 knew by its appearance that
it had not bloomed. | remarked:
"Yuu have fine Calla."
"Yes; am very proud Of my Gala" ("
she replied.
"Has it bloomed?" ] asked.
ooh, mol" she exclaimed, looking very
wise and at the same time very modest.
"it is he Lily"
was greatly amused. If any of my
readers have such an idea, just correct it
at once, for there are no he lilies. The
pale and female germs are contained
within the same bulb. If you will ex'
anime carefully the spadix, you will find
there both male and female flowers
HicRs Magazine for July.
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How to Sign a Note.

Not long since prominent woman in
good society undertook to instruct the
public not so well informed as herself how
to write note Her, hints to letter writer's
appearedin in a. New York newspaper, and
will undoubtedly prove of benefit to many
of it's readers. All she said on this topic
was perfectly correct, from "the abomi-
nation of scented stationery and the OBJ
jectionablc ragged edge note paper with
colored inks, to the formula required in
all notes of invitation. The article, which
also punctured some of the affectations OF
a young letter writer, was signed "Mrs.
Burton N. Harrison" The use of the
prefix "Nirs." in this connection is q
breach of literary etiquette which the
writer commits in common with Mrs. John
Sherwood, who certainly knows better
than to doso. Both these ladies have pre-
sented their society views in print as
models to be followed by less well bred
people, yet both are guilty of bad form in
signing themselves "Mrs." No lady ever
writes note and signs 1t by her married
title. She is neither Miss nor Mrs. at
such times, and even should she be writ
ing to an inferior, or to q stranger, the
rule is the same. To avoid any mistake
of address, notes of this description must
be written in the third person. With a
newspaper article the Mrs" signature Is
In intolerably bad taste.-Boston Herald.
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Police at the Epson Races.

On the grounds The police sWarmed
everywhere. They Were verYa shlful In
their management ofSthis holiday crowd.
They were very careful about not using
any arbitrary power which would provoke
the crowd. They were very firm in say.
ing what could or could not be done, but
they acted more as friendly monitors than
Us arbitrary representatives of the law.
Tho English constabulary certainly handle
large crowds In this regard better than
we. There is no pushing, no jostling, no
scrambling permitted The rights Of the
humblest are respected. The costermon-
ger, with his overloaded vegetable cradle
and his little rat of an animal, has as fair
chance in the street procession as the
snowy drag, with its handsome double
teams. The'ponce on this day, SO far as 1
could see, made but few arrests. Where
man was found transgressing he was
simply warned. If many. arrests were to
be made it is easy to see that the mob ele-
ment might become excited, and the re-
suit would be anything but the good order
which is now maintained.-T. c. Craw-
ford in New York World.
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The Russian and His Ration.

The simphcityof diet to which the Rus
sian is accustomed gives him q great ad-
vantage in enduring the privations of q
campaign. Where an Englishman would
be huff starved the Russian finds his rar
tions sufficient. According to the ARMED
Strength of Russia, :, the. men receive :a:
mess allowance Which IS calculated to
give them one-third of q pound of meat
on one hundred and ininety-six days of the
year. The remaining one hundred and
sixty-nine days are observed as fasts, ac-
cording to the rules of the Greek church.
In addition, about two pounds of flour,
which the men bake into bread for them
selves, or one pound thirteen ounces of
biscuit is issued per man, and to this is
added four and four-f1fths ounces OF
groats, four-ffths ounces:of salt, nrd for
every one hundred men elevenand seven.
tenths ounces ofsteasand two pounds three
tenths ounces Of sugar. : -. .
KssagainstF this, the daily field ration Of
tharritish soldier is one pound of meat,
one and. oneshalf pounds, bread Or one
pound biscuit, one third ounce coffee, one
sixth OUNCE tea, ,stwos ounces sugar, land
one-haH ounce Of salt, and when hard
work is being done another half pound Of
meat is added If possible, and it is also
usual to serve out two ounces compressed
vegetables OF four ounces preserved pota-
toes. At home groceries and vegetables
are not issued as rations, but sum not
exceeding three pence day is stopped out
of the mems pay to form o mess fund, out
of which they supply themselves, with:
such extras. The difference In the fare OF
the two armies is sufficiently striking; and
the thought Immediately arises, how could
the multifarious wants of Englishmen have
been supplied in the snowy passes Of the
Balkans, or how would the British sol
dier have worked. on Russian rations? The
weight of the English daily ration is
about three and one-half pounds, that OF
the Russian is about two pounds. Every
Russian regiment has on hand eight days
supply Of biscuits, which is renewed once
a month. When marching five days
supply lis; carried with the regimental
wagons and tiiree days allowance by the
men themselves.-The Argonaut.
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BENEFITS OF FASTING.

The stomach is not dependent upon
work for its health, except as,
of course, it and tho whole body
must have the hlood made from its
digested food; but this blood does not
need replcnishing so often as is supposed,
considering that it remains in the system
and continues an endless circuit.
Disease is occasioned by the over fatigue
of the digestive system, just as overwork
kills the horse. Many persons OF mature
Judgment obtain relief from bodily
troubles by fasts of three days. I have
often tried this experiment, and have
always found that the stomach gains in
tone. have even done the seven day
fast, studying and working the whole
time, and believe it did me good.
Fasting for long periods has to be done
intelligently or it may do more harm than
good. can fully appreciate the danger
of advising any particular course Of action
outside the line beyond which everyday
people should go; but there is good ground
for advising them to become accustomed
to two meals.
When Christ sat at the well in Samaria
waiting for his cold victuals it was 6
o'clock p. m., Roman reckoning. He is
never mentioned as having eaten at noon.
The eating habits of his disciples were
the same. The only exception to the gen.
eral record was st. Peter, who is said to
have eaten q noon meal on the roof at
Joppa; but, Judging from what appears
elsewhere concerning him, I believe he
was then only breaking his fast for the
day.
The Chinese habit of eating only twice
day is confined to those who do not
work in the fields. The latter mentioned
class eat three times.
TO break off the habit of eating the
noon meal, it only requires about four
days persistent fasting. After that the
craving for food will become more and
more moderate, and ultimately disappear.
w. Crofut in Herald of Health.
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Garman cantenarians.

BY way of celebrating the emperor Of
Germany's Goth birthday list of all the
known persons in the Prussian kingdom
who are older than the sovereign was
completed. There was one man of l2O
years, another of 118 years. a woman Of
III, another of 115, two women of 112,
two men and one woman Of Ill, five
women of 10, one man and four women
of 100, three men and two women of 1O6,
two men and ten women of 107, thirteen
men and seven women of 100, and quite a
large number who had attained to their
105th year. The total number of persons
who gave their ago at over 100 was l60.
The province of Silesia appears to be ex-
ceptionally favorable to longcvity.-Chi-
cnpn News
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Pura OrientaIian.

Some European ladies passing through
Constantinople paid visit to certain
high Turkish functionary. The host Of
fered them refreshments, including a
great variety of sweetmeats, always tax
ing care to give one of the ladies double
the quantity he gave the others. Flat
tered by this marked attention she put
the question, through the interpreter:
'Why do you serve me more literally
than the rests' "BecapGe you have O
larger mouth" was the STRAIGHTFORWARD
Journal.
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SUNRISE AT SEA.

How soft light from yonder east is thrown
Across this whste Of sea- Satutnian,
glow as tender as when time began;
Though hero there is no other creature known
Save deep blue sea and deep blue sky alone,
And the rain burtened clouds slow caravan.
The sea and sky, forgetful here Of man,
Talk each to each in measured monotone.
Once in Iyeer strange ship passes by
Shi'l presses on the multitudinous host
OF billows, dark beneath the lonely sky,
Summoned ere night to bathe some distant
coast.
Thus Ger earth,s desert places, eve and morn
sFroms tho spalo lips OF heaven, Gods smile u
horne
william Prescott Foster IN The Century
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Make the city Attractive.

People are just beginning to under
stand," remarked mn observing and much
Travelled gentleman, "that it pays to make
q city attractive to visitors. mean on
this side of the water, because Europeans
have learned the lesson long ago, and the
result is found in an ocean Of travel
abroad. America surpasscs every other
country in natural attractions, but there
is very little attention paid to art and
decorations. Our cities are plainly built,
the streets are poorly kept, there are few
drives, and what attractions we have are
not well advertised. But change is TAX
ing place for the better and the result will
soon be apparent. Architectural beauty is
not waste of money, as Americans used
to think, but actually sollce of revenue
if looked upon as an advertisement. -
Philadelphia Call.
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Told TO a Friend.

OF course in all families the mother is
the one to whom the children cling. We
don't talk to them, feel with them, love
them, occupy ourselves about them as the
female does. We think about our busi-
ness and pleasure, not theirs. Why do I
trouble you with these perplexities' If 1
mayn't tell you what feel, what is the
use of friend? That's why would
rather have q sad letter from you, or q
short one if you are tired or unwell, than
sham gay one-and don't subscribe ut
all to the doctrine of striving to be cheer
full. l.n-"Unpublished Letters of Thack-
prny,, In Scribner's,
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The Country of 1ndolencc

Egypt is for everybody who is not forced
to work, the country of Incidence. The
manana of the Spaniard finds q home
here. No one ever thinks of walking
Mr.. Butler gives the reply of a Pasha,
who was perhaps asked to get up and
look at something: "All places are alike
to the true believer. The servant of God
is passive, not elective. Doubtless 1blis,
the accursed, beguiles infdels to love
walking or travel; but 1t is written on the
pages of the air that sitting is better. !"
Horses are trained to walk smoothly, and
the fat Pasha sits his mount and feels no
more motion than if reclining in rocking
chair.-New York Times Book Review.
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Rncklen,s Arnaca Salye.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped HANDS, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptiona, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by Hill Bros, Ander.
Rnn. S. c..
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GOING NORTH

OUIIcCVS "IIH tIaIH tU anu ITUW UIeeH-
wood, Laurens and Spartanburg.
Connections at Augusta with Georgia,
South Carolina and Central Railroads. at
Spartanburg with A. g. G. Air Line and
Asheville & Spartanburg R. R.
Tickets on sale at Anderson to all points
at through rates. Baggage checked to des-
tinatlon. =. +: CHARLTON, G. T. a.
w. w. STARR, Supt., Augusta, Gu.
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ror stu,enis of rheolocy.

The Waterbury American thinks that
theological students should be required to
serve an apprenticeship in newspaper
office. They would there learn what to
leave out of their sermons, as well us
catch the newspaper spirit, which divines
what people can be most effectively talked
to about ut n particular time; what sub
jcct is least likely to put them to sleep,
and how to treat sleepy subject awaken
lngly.
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1sexolntiouizinr the Buslness

A. young man in Missouri started out to
je n snake charmer and revolutionize tho
BUSINESS, but the first thing he felt was
;he fangs of a rattlesnake buried in bis
check, and it has taken two months to
ret the swelling Of his check reduced 80
that he can wear No. 8 hat.-Detrolt
Free Press.
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TWO MEALS PER DAY.
TO INTERRUPT WORK AT MIDDAY
ISA GREAT MISTAKE.

A Pernicious Custom of tile Anglo.Sa1on
Race-Efects of Overworking the stom-
ach benefits of Occasional Fasting.
The Chinese Habit.
Now, say that breakfast time Is 2
o'clock. It takes q full hour afterward
before it is safe to interfere the nervous
energy essential to digestion. BY 10 o'clock
n healthy person ought to lie in good con-
dition for work. At about II o'clock the
air out of doors reaches the highest point
of purity, or in other words, the oxygen
in the atmosphere is approaching the max.
imum. 1t continues in this state until l
o'clock p. m. The electricity following
the sun is then at its height.
So we have at midday the inner and
outer conditions for the greatest brain
and bodily power. To interrupt work at
such'a time is a mistake which the Anglo
Saxon race does not realize, because it has
inherited the custom of stopping to take
provisions between 12 and 2 o'clock in the
day.
All kinds of mental and physical
work proceed by better sustained attention.
The difference between m Isaac Newton
and an ordinary mortal Is shownin the ease
with which the occupation of the day is
thrown aside in order to do what is de-
scribed as "fortifying the inner man. :"
Newton could concentrate his mind upon
subject so as to be oblivious of all else,
including eating md sleeping, for twenty
four hours. think there is an appropri-
ateness in comparing the too frequently
loaded human stomach to an engine which
is all fired and working splendidly when
the fire is buried under new Goals and the
steam cooled down by a deluge of water.
am convinced that there ought to be m
interval of ut least seven hours between
the two meals of the day. If there must
be brief rest from labor ut noon it will
be found healthier to do anything else
than eat and drink.
Nature is quicker TO forgive the mis-
take of sleeping bathing or walking too
much than the fault of depressing the
whole man with al unnecessary load of
food. The theory that the stomach de-
n,ands something to sustain it after few
hours from the last time it took food is as
wild as that horse should be put to work
in very little while after it las had hard
service
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EARTHQUAKE AGAIN.

ROCHESTER, N. Y September 15 1886.
WE made HILL ADAMS CO., Anderson Agents
w Ladies' Fine Shoes We make the N Y Opera Acme, Wu
and We the
Mckay with Brbou thread Every warranted
stylish Give ema look when Shoe and will
be pleased. We use the Gordan Patent Stay.
Oct p